This is a repository of class materials for for on-line continuation of CBE 303338 Chemical Process Control for Spring, 2020. The decision to shift from a traditional in-person course to an on-line course for a distributed audience, caused by the global outbreak of COVID-19, has dictated a shift in teaching methods, materials, and format. The purpose of this repository is to re-organize existing materials materials (CBE 30338 and CBE 32338), add new materials, and make them accessible to students, teaching assistants, an other interested parties. Eventually these materials will be integrated back into existing course repositories.
There are no class meetings this week. Please use this week to prepare for the on-line continuation to commence on March 23. Pay attention to the following the following details:
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We will be making extensive use of Zoom for office hours, on-classes, and laboratory sessions. Please verify that you can access Zoom by joining the test meeting with video at https://zoom.us/test.
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Please confirm that you have a working installation of the Anaconda distribution of Python. If in doubt, reinstall a fresh download available from Anaconda.com.
Please let me know immediately if you don't have access to a laptop or you don't have adequate internet connectivity. The University has resources available to assist with these situations.
Class meetings begin on week 1. Each of the sessions scheduled below will be done as a Zoom meeting. To protect privacy, the specific Zoom meeting links are available through the course management system. Attendance will be taken for each session marked as required.
| Date | Time (EDT) | Activity | Topic | Attendance Req'd? |
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| 3/23(M) | 1:30-4pm | Office hours | ||
| 3/24(T) | 11-12:15pm | Class Meeting | Case Study: Thermal Cycling for PCR [notebook] [slides] | ✔️ |
| 3/26(Th) | 11-12:15pm | Class Meeting | Linear Optimization [notebook] [slides] | ✔️ |
| 3/27(F) | 11:30-2pm | Lab Session | Update TCLab Firmware [instructions] [testing] |
[how to download notebooks from github]
| Date | Time (EDT) | Activity | Topic | Attendance Req'd? |
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| 3/30(M) | 1:30-4pm | Office hours | ||
| 3/31(T) | 11-12:15pm | Class Meeting | Linear Programming [slides] [linprog example] | ✔️ |
| 4/2(Th) | 11-12:15pm | Class Meeting | Static Control and Operating Envelope [slides] [notebook] | ✔️ |
| 4/3(F) | 11:30-2pm | Lab Session | Static Controllability [identification] |
| Date | Time (EDT) | Activity | Topic | Attendance Req'd? |
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| 4/6(M) | 1:30-4pm | Office hours | ||
| 4/7(T) | 11-12:15pm | Class Meeting | Open-loop optimization [slides] [notebook] | ✔️ |
| 4/9(Th) | 11-12:15pm | Class Meeting | Feedforward Control Prototype [slides] | ✔️ |
| 4/10(F) | 11:30-2pm | Lab Session | No meeting (Good Friday) |
| Date | Time (EDT) | Activity | Topic | Attendance Req'd? |
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| 4/13(M) | 1:30-4pm | Office hours | ||
| 4/14(T) | 11-12:15pm | Class Meeting | Integrating Feedforward and Feedback Control [slides] [notebook 1] [notebook 2] | ✔️ |
| 4/16(Th) | 11-12:15pm | Class Meeting | Trajectory Tracking [notebook] | ✔️ |
| 4/17(F) | 11:30-2pm | Lab Session | Optimal Control |
| Date | Time (EDT) | Activity | Topic | Attendance Req'd? |
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| 4/20(M) | 1:30-4pm | Office hours | ||
| 4/21(T) | 11-12:15pm | Class Meeting | Model Predictive Control [notebook] | ✔️ |
| 4/23(Th) | 11-12:15pm | Class Meeting | Introduction to the Final Project [instructions] | ✔️ |
| 4/24(F) | 11:30-2pm | Lab Session | Model Predictive Control |
| Date | Time (EDT) | Activity | Topic | Attendance Req'd? |
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| 4/27(M) | 1:30-4pm | Office hours | ||
| 4/28(T) | 11-12:15pm | Class Meeting | Final Project Q&A | ✔️ |
The course culminates with the delivery of a final project due at 12:30pm on Friday, May 8th (the end time of the final exam normally scheduled for the course.) There will be regular offices hours this week, and additional hours by appointment.
| Date | Time (EDT) | Activity | Topic | Attendance Req'd? |
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| 5/4(M) | 1:30-4pm | Office hours | ||
| -- | --- | Office hours by appointment | ||
| 5/9(F) | Noon | Final Project Due |